Odyssey cease to puzzle him on the discovery that they arise from oversaturation with the iliad. The odyssey grade 10 free printable tests and worksheets. The odyssey photocopiable c pearson education limited 2008 the odyssey activity worksheets of 2 penguin active reading teacher support programme activity worksheets level 4 chapters 12 1 put the underlined letters in the right order to make a word. Remember to take this firstyear odyssey seminar worksheet with you to orientation. See more ideas about teaching, lesson plans and heros journey. On the left side of the table, select concrete details that support your vision of odysseus. Free courses taught by hillsdale college faculty to pursue knowledge of the highest things, form character, and defend constitutional government. The odyssey puzzle pack worksheets, activities, games download rating required select rating 1 star worst 2 stars 3 stars average 4 stars 5 stars best name. Odysseus swerved to miss the child, thereby proving his mental stability. May 02, 2016 this website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Worksheets are the iliad the odyssey, the iliad of homer, by homerby homer, unit plan for the odyssey 1 homers subjecttopic area, the childrens homer, tea chers guide the odyssey accelerated reader, grades 1 2 curriculum revised for publication.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This set of lesson plans consists of approximately 145 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. Summarized animated youtube of the odyssey easier version. Homer the odyssey translated by robert fagles book i athena inspires the prince sing to me of the man, muse, the man of twists and turns. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. The odyssey is told in the thirdperson omniscient perspective. Homers epic poem the odyssey has fascinated readers and listeners for thousands of years.
Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea, fighting to save. Helen, whose flight to troy with the trojan prince paris had prompted the greek expedition to seek revenge and reclaim. Answer the questions for each section of the odyssey. As students approach robert fagless nearly 500page translation of the odyssey, they may express surprise at the length of homers poem. Write a letter to penelope, as odysseus, from calypsos island. The links lead you to the handouts used for the particular lesson. Ten years after the trojan war, odysseus departs from. If attending high school is a journey, then the ultimate destination. This unit fully encompasses the entire work and includes reading questions, writing assignments and projects. The quiz and worksheet for this lesson will assist you as you learn the details of. The odyssey prentice hall text fitzgerald part 1 edl.
The odyssey and the heros journey by gregory smith on prezi. The odyssey refers to the story of its main character, odysseus ulysses in latin. Aug 15, 2005 the odyssey puzzle pack teacher lesson plans, activities, crossword puzzles, word searches, games, and worksheets pdf on cd william t. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. The word file is viewable with any pc or mac and can be further adjusted if you want to mix questions around andor add your own headers for things like name, period, and date.
Get the entire the odyssey litchart as a printable pdf. Invite your class to discuss aeneass position as an immigrant displaced by war, and see if students can make the connection to current events. The odyssey translated by robert fitzgerald the tenyear war waged by the greeks against troy, culminating in the overthrow of the city, is now itself ten years in the past. The narrator is homer, although within his narration odysseus tells his own story in first person in books 912. Didsworksheet diction imagery detail and syntaxdids in. The odyssey worksheets, project, and test ereading.
Students will begin the odyssey with a brief explanation of the features of the epic as well as a close reading of the invocation. The odyssey lesson plan is downloadable in pdf and word. The course of civi lization was set back by centuries. Readers of the odyssey engage in two vocabulary exercises. But one man alone his heart set on his wife and his returncalypso, the bewitching nymph, the lustrous goddess, held him back, deep in her arching caverns, craving him for a husband. These exceptional men and women fought monsters, p e rf o r med superhuman feats and consorted with the gods themselves. If the iliad, in simplest terms, is the story of the trojan war, then the odyssey is the story of the journey back. The odyssey by homerby homer head of odysseus from a sculptural group representing odysseus killing polyphemus. When you have answered each question, complete the table for each section.
The odyssey differentiated reading guide and study questions. Unit plan for the odyssey 1 homeros subjecttopic area. Book one oh goddess of inspiration, help me sing of wily odysseus, that master of schemes. This download is only compatible with the prentice hall textbook version of homers the odyssey. So homer begins his epic, though the hero himself is still offstage. Odyssey vocabulary worksheet worksheet for 7th 12th. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. Its hard to consider a person educated in the literary tradition unless theyve familiar with this classic.
The tenyear war waged by the greeks against troy, culminating in the overthrow. This worksheet is adaptable to suit your specific needs in the classroom. Handouts for the odyssey be sure to print only what you need. Use this great character map worksheet to engage your students in the classroom. Students will create a flow map of the events in the poem and find examples of their terms in the poem. The heroic story of odysseus the odyssey deals with. For those of you looking for a few good resources for teaching homers odyssey, you might want to check out the following victoria allens teachers guide pdf i worked with vicki at warner robins high, and shes topnotch. Stored in the museo archeologico nazionale in sperlonga. He imprisons the men in his cave but they eventually manage to escape. Every line in this text is a direct translation of homers poem i. To reflect on the odyssey and guide you through your reading. Explain how each word contributes to the emotional power of the piece. When students complete the activities in this lesson plan, they.
Aug 3, 2017 dont spend twenty years wandering the world wide web for odyssey lesson plans and teaching supplements. The odyssey abridged translators note this abridged text of the odyssey, which is about one third of the complete poem, has been prepared by ian johnston of vancouver island university, nanaimo, bc, canada, from his translation of the full text. Trojan prince paris had prompted the greek expedition to seek revenge and reclaim. Use the prereading activities in this lesson to access background knowledge. The odyssey teachers guide grades 912 teachervision. The iliad, the odyssey, and the aeneidwhich work their way into so many aspects of our culture today. In this ancient culture and introduction to the odyssey literacy lesson, students complete a worksheet accessing their prior knowledge about greek mythology. Book i athena inspires the prince sing to me of the man, muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of troy. Odyssey test multiple choice identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Let that student who cant sit still choose his favorite part to. Here are worksheets and a project to help you teach or appreciate the odyssey. The characteristics that make each piece an epic poem. The odyssey, homers second epic, is the story of the attempt of one greek soldier, odysseus, to get home after the trojan war. The odyssey is an epic, legendary story that has been passed down in societies around the world for centuries. This odyssey vocabulary worksheet worksheet is suitable for 7th 12th grade. Heres a teenfriendly refresher course in the plot of the epic poem the odyssey, as well as sat vocabulary your teen can use to describe what happens for themselves. The odyssey puzzle pack teacher lesson plans, activities, crossword puzzles, word searches, games, and worksheets pdf on cd cdrom august 15, 2005 by william t. Heres a teenfriendly refresher course in the plot of the epic poem the odyssey, as well as sat vocabulary your teen can use to describe what happens for themselves if the iliad, in simplest terms, is the story of the trojan war, then the odyssey is the story of the journey back. They craft sentences using words drawn from homers epic poem and select the appropriate word from the provided list to complete a second set of sentences. Homers the odyssey is an important piece of the literary canon and a work all high schoolers should read. Other difficulties will also disappear as soon as the development of the poem in the writers mind is understood. The adventures of odysseus macmillan young learners. Students will read the first half of book one of the odyssey pages 7886 and will analyze the main characters responses to conflict.
Note the chili peppers one means a pretty easy activity, two means a harder one, and three means a challenging activity. The odyssey book one handout completed learnzillion. Of these adventures, muse, daughter of zeus,4 tell us in our time, lift the great song again. A teachers guide to the signet classic edition of homers the odyssey. In book 12 of homers odyssey, the title character and his crew sail away from circes island and continue their efforts to return to ithaca. Free the odyssey character map worksheet by storyboard that tpt. Rl 9 analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work.
Free the odyssey character map worksheet by storyboard. Like its partner epic the iliad, it has long been attributed to the poet homer, though most scholars believe its a story passed down in the oral tradition. Diction, imagery, detail, and syntax dids in poetryworksheet the odyssey by homer list at least three examples of diction in the text that add to the overall tone. This unit focuses on characterization, characteristics of an epic hero, irony, and symbolism. Alternatively, write a letter to odysseus, as penelope, while waiting for odysseus. These lesson plans for the odyssey have been gathered over the protest of angry suitors throughout the kingdom. Students will read homers the odyssey to understand how the epic poem contains themes and stories. The odyssey puzzle pack teacher lesson plans, activities.
The odyssey is told in the past tense and includes flashbacks. Victoria allens teachers guide pdf i worked with vicki at warner robins high, and shes topnotch. Lessons focus on a variety of tasks, including close textual analysis, creative writing and two formal assessments one creative writing based and one analytical assessment. As is the case throughout homers work, the epic poet. Troy and with events that take place on ithaca just. Have students track various character traits, important quotes, and more while reading. Rl 7 analyze the representation of a subject or key scene in two different artistic mediums. Displaying all worksheets related to homer the iliad and the odyssey. Before you teach the classic epic poem, the odyssey, you should prepare your students for this literary adventure. Elements of an epic the odyssey 2 extensions modifications. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. The odyssey puzzle pack worksheets, activities, games download. My students cant get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof.
He begins his story with odysseus trapped on the island of calypso, a nymph who wants to. This is a 14 page reading guide designed to help esl students, students with special needs, and struggling readers comprehend, enjoy, and read deeper into homers the odyssey. Students will read homers the odyssey to understand how the epic poem contains themes and stories relevant to todays society. Later greeks, look ing back through the dim prism of the centuries of vio lence, spoke of a time when heroes walked the eart h. Once you find your worksheet, click on popout icon or print icon to worksheet to print or download. The odyssey differentiated reading guide and study. From the odyssey by homer worksheets teacher worksheets. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. Some of the worksheets displayed are by homerby homer, the iliad the odyssey, name the odyssey, homers the odyssey, the long way home the odyssey map project, unit plan for the odyssey 1 homers subjecttopic area, the odyssey. The odyssey worksheets, project, and test ereading worksheets. My ubd plan for the odyssey printerfriendly version. Ubd unit plan for the odyssey stage 1 desired results unit. The odyssey puzzle pack worksheets, activities, games.
Collins author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and. Next they reach a floating island where king aeolus lives. Students will read the last half of book one of the odyssey pages 7886 and. The odyssey teachers guide an epic adventure poem from the beginning of greek literature, the odyssey is the legendary story of the greek expedition to reclaim helen from the city of troy. You will use this worksheet when you meet with your advisor to help you select the specific seminar that you would like to take fall semester.